Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-01-16

Deathday

1991-07-16 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Palo Alto, California, USA

Also Known As

The Man of a Thousand Voices

Dwight Weist

Biography

Dwight Weist, Jr. (January 16, 1910 - July 16, 1991) was an actor and announcer in the era of old-time radio.

Known For

7.5%

The Name of the Rose

Sep 24, 1986

6.1%

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Feb 9, 1986

7.4%

Zelig

Jul 15, 1983

7.0%

Radio Days

Jan 30, 1987

6.9%

The Golden Age of Comedy

Dec 26, 1957

6.1%

Gadgets Galore

Jul 30, 1955

5.5%

Blaze Busters

Dec 30, 1950

7.5%

The Camps of Death

Jan 1, 1983

5.8%

Golden Glamour

Oct 14, 1955

1.0%

Stardust

Dec 12, 1938

5.0%

When the Talkies Were Young

Apr 29, 1955

4.0%

I Never Forget a Face

Apr 28, 1956

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Acting

1987

Radio Days as Pearl Harbor Announcer

1986		The Name of the Rose as Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)
1986		Nine 1/2 Weeks as Farnsworth

1983		Zelig as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
1983		The Camps of Death as Narrator (multiple segments) (voice) (archive footage)

1957		Decade for Decision as narrator
1957		The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage

1956		Born to Fight as Narrator (voice)
1956		I Never Forget a Face as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1955		Golden Glamour as Narrator (voice)
1955		The Future Is Now as Narrator (voice)
1955		Gadgets Galore as Narrator (voice)
1955		When the Talkies Were Young as Narrator (voice)

1953

Magic Movie Moments as Narrator

1950		Blaze Busters as Narrator
1950		Cavalcade of Girls as Narrator

1948

The Friendship Train as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1947		Girls in White as Narrator
1947		Whistle in the Night as Narrator
1947		Germany Today as Narrator
1947		Forgotten Island as Narrator
1947		The Big Party as Narrator
1947		Passport to Nowhere as Narrated by

1946

This Is America: The Great Lakes as Narrator

1939

For Your Convenience as Commentator (voice)

1938

Stardust as Self - Narrator